Cabinetmaking : How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works (9781607657637) by Hylton Bill

Cabinetmaking : How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works (9781607657637) by Hylton Bill

Author:Hylton, Bill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: 2019-03-14T16:00:00+00:00


DEMILUNE TABLE

Pier Table, Semicircular Table, Half-Round Table, Bow-Front Table, D-Shaped Table

This table takes its name from the half-moon shape of its top. It’s an inclusive name for a table, and consequently, you’ll find a wide variety of tables that could legitimately be called half-round or demilune tables.

Perhaps the first examples were massive three-legged side tables made in Europe and England in the early 17th century. In the 17th century, four-legged versions with folding tops were popular for use as card tables (see “Turn-Top Card Table” on page 168). Later tables more closely resembling the example shown became fashionable to use in pairs, in alcoves, or between windows. Even smaller demilune tables were used in the hallway, and, oddly enough, these became known as hall tables.

In building a demilune table, the most problematic part is the curved apron. It can be made as one continuous piece, as in the model shown, with the front legs joining it with bridle joints. A one-piece apron with as pronounced a curve as this can be bricklaid (see Bricklaid Construction on page 169) and veneered, or glue-laminated from thin plies bent around a curved form. Alternatively, the curved apron could be made up of three separate pieces, each of which extends from one leg to the next. Each piece would be cut from a piece of thick stock.

DESIGN VARIATIONS

Variations could be in leg profile, ornamentation, and detailing. But below are representatives of the form’s overall extremes.

At the high end is the stylish semielliptical table. The tabletop shape and the drawer in the curved apron’s center section make this a more demanding project.

At the low end is the country table with a half-round top. This primitive three-legged table has two straight aprons, one mortised into the other, forming a T.



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